Moodle plugins directory: Ranking block

Moodle Ranking block repository

VERSION 2

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This block improves gamefication into the moodle plataform.

This new version is more simpler and easy to use, but, with more visual.

The plugin works listening moodle events, so now, the points are added in real time.

The ranking works with the activity completion tracking, so you need to enable that and configure the criterias for all activities you want to monitor. The plugin only add points to activities with completion criterias. The method to add points remains the same.

There are different ways to gain points.

For example:

If a student completes a html page the ranking adds 2 points.

If a student completes an assignment and it is ended only when the student receive a grade. The ranking add 2 points plus the grade points to the student. You can configure the default points in the block configuraion.

NOTE: All the activities that needs grade to be finished will add the activity points (default 2) more the activity grade. For example: If the course has one assignment and it's configured to be completed only after the grade is received by the student and let's say a random student received by the end of the assignment 10(ten) as his grade. In this case that student will obtain 12(twelve) points, the 2(two pre-configured) from finishing the activity plus 10(ten) from his grade.

This only occurs with activities that have grades. ex: foruns, assignments, lessons, etc...

For Moodle version 3.2+

With the new chart api in moodle version 3.2 i added some graphs to see the groups performance. Enjoy and feel free to send me your feedback.

Update Notes

Added graphs page

Added event listeners to add point

Removed cron dependency

Added a weekly ranking

Added a monthly ranking

Added a tiny report with top 100 students in general ranking

Added filter the tiny report by groups (the course group mode needs to be "separeted groups" or "visible groups")

Now you don't need configure the course completion tracking, only the activities completion criterias. Again, the plugin only monitors the activities with completion criteria

The table ranking_cmc_mirror was removed.

Installation

First way

Clone this repository into the folder blocks.

Access the notification area in moodle and install

Second way

Download this repository

Extract the content

Put the folder into the folder blocks of your moodle

Access the notification area in moodle and install

Post instalation

After you have installed the block you just add it into the moodle course.

The ranking block works together with the activity completion, so you need to enable that and configure the criterias for all activities you want to monitor. The ranking block monitors these activities and add points to the students based on accomplishing the activities.

Is it possible separate the rank list by groups?
I have two groups (group1 and group2) in group1 there is one student and in group2 another one.
If I click on "See full ranking" as a student I see all the users ranking but i want to see only my groups!

Hi , im working with this plugin and it is quite impressiv plugin. I just have one problem the version which im using ist showing by default firstname and Points. I wish to display the alternatename in the block (Ranking#, alternatename, Points). I guess i can do that by editing the code is that right? Unfortunatly im not Moodle Admin so i have to be sure that it can be done so that i can contact my admin n tell him to change the settings...
Thanks a in advance for help

Hi Willian,
Thanks for this very useful plugin.
I'm on Moodle 3.2 and I have the last version of the plugin. I have access to the code.
Is that possible to use the variable "average grade" in a test activity (as it can be selected in the test setting) for the ranking? (instead of adding points). In other words, is it possible to rank students with the average grade they get when doing a test many times?
Thanks.
Yvan

Yvan, you can, but it needs a lot of work. The ranking works with the moodle events and the completion event is fired everytime the user completed the activitie but only add points one time. The exception is the Quiz activity. You can add points everytime the user completed a Quiz. You can implement this but you will need to rewrite all the plugin's logic.